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dnh wrote:
Be warned.. everything is upside down on the other side of the world!
Yes, I've noticed that... driving on the wrong side, people in electrical escalators on the wrong side... 
Just kidding, there's not such wrong side, only different side 
-- LuisR
Luis Alonso Ramos
Intelectix - Chihuahua, Mexico
Not much here: My CP Blog!
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It's Sunday night (11:21 pm) and I've just finished. I've been all day long writing a 38 page long proposal for a software solution for a friend of my dad. He's starting a company that will sell door-to-door little credits for low-income people.
So I had several meetings with him and his partners, and I have a final meeting tomorrow, to turn in my proposal. They're also talking to other software firms, so we'll see how this comes up.
Some part of me is hoping that they choose someone else. It's such a big project that I don't how I'm going to complete it. They want it in two months. My best estimation was that I can have it in three.
But the better part of me, that which loves challenges (and the big bucks), wants it.
I'm going on vacaction this Friday, but hopefully by January when I come back, I'll have an answer. I'll keep you (my lonely ocassional reader, if I have one) informed.
-- LuisR
Luis Alonso Ramos
Intelectix - Chihuahua, Mexico
Not much here: My CP Blog!
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I'll try to start blogging here every now and then, and see if someone, even one person, reads this!!
Well, now the real question, what do I write about?
Ah yes, yesterday I had a meeting with my first employee . He's a nice person and seems to be very intelligent. I interviewed him about two weeks ago, and yesterday I gave him his first assignment, he'll develop a little web page for one of my dad's business.
You can check it when it's done at www.topcar.com.mx[^].
Meanwhile I'm working in my first ASP.NET application, and what can I say, I like it! I still prefer writing desktop applications, but I'm learning a lot. I'll keep that for a later post!
-- LuisR
Luis Alonso Ramos
Intelectix - Chihuahua, Mexico
Not much here: My CP Blog!
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Luis Alonso Ramos wrote:
I'll try to start blogging here every now and then, and see if someone, even one person, reads this!!
hmm, you'd be surprised how many people read blogs 
Luis Alonso Ramos wrote:
yesterday I gave him his first assignment, he'll develop a little web page for one of my dad's business.
reminds me way how I started... bt it was little asp.net app.
Luis Alonso Ramos wrote:
Meanwhile I'm working in my first ASP.NET application, and what can I say, I like it! I still prefer writing desktop applications, but I'm learning a lot. I'll keep that for a later post!
yeah, ASP.NET is great 
btw take a look at custom (and user) controls, this is great way how to learn a lot about standard ASP.NET webcontrols
and about ASP.NET in general.
David
Never forget: "Stay kul and happy" (I.A.)
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dnh wrote:
reminds me way how I started... bt it was little asp.net app
How did you start? helping someone? o giving someone an assignment? Today he came to take some pictures of the business (I have my office in my dad's business, but mine is a completely independent business).
dnh wrote:
take a look at custom (and user) controls
I've read about them before. I haven't had the need for them yet, but when I do, I know I'll learn a lot.
This new employee of mine was telling me he didn't know much about programming, only a little ASP (but he's good at graphics, something I'm not). I told me that he would have learn a lot by doing different projects, and that I would be happy to help him learn. He seems to like the idea, so probably he'll later (when he finishes school) become someone very valuable to my business.
-- LuisR
Luis Alonso Ramos
Intelectix - Chihuahua, Mexico
Not much here: My CP Blog!
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Luis Alonso Ramos wrote:
How did you start? helping someone? o giving someone an assignment?
no. My first work was small web app [edit]I was in similar position as your employee, not in your position [edit]
Luis Alonso Ramos wrote:
but he's good at graphics, something I'm not
ahh, same here... my drawing technique is still the same as it was in first grade of elementary school (no, it's not good technique)
Never forget: "Stay kul and happy" (I.A.)
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dnh wrote:
no. My first work was small web app [edit]I was in similar position as your employee, not in your position [edit]
How did you get it?
I got my first job about four years ago, a friend of my dad required a software to be developed and my dad recommended me. I charged a lot of money, but they were very happy with the result (to the point he is still my client, and currently we're studying and designing a project, that will be close to my limits as a single developer.)
When I finished school last may, I came back to Chihuahua (my city) and started my own little business. I haven't spent a single peso (Mexican currency) in advertising, and still I have more work than I can do. I've had no time to develop my own web page (if this guy comes out as good as it seems, he'll do it for me!)
-- LuisR
Luis Alonso Ramos
Intelectix - Chihuahua, Mexico
Not much here: My CP Blog!
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Now I finally got a little project to give it a try. My findings:
* Simple to use. I used the ADO.NET provider, and it's basically the same as using the OleDb* or SqlDb* clasess. True, I didn't use the most advanced features (mostly DataReaders) but it works good.
* The documentation, for lack of a better word, sucks. The class library documentation, mostly, is something like "GetDate method: gets a date." I was having trouble with an exception when I was trying to connect to the database. You don't pass the filename of the database, but a connection string like "Database=filename.vdb".
* Support. I used the support forums twice. Once I found the answer in a previous thread, and the other time I got a very quick reply, although I had solved the problem myself 5 minutes earlier.
* Different SQL. I had a little trouble with a SELECT statement that works differently that what had worked for me in Access and MSDN. If using wildcards, you must use 'Like' instead of "=" as in "SELECT * FROM Table WHERE FirstName Like = '%blahblah%';"
* Easy to deply. Copy two DLLs and that's it.
Well, that's about it. Overall, I'm very satisfied with it, and it does what it is supposed to very well.
My only requesst is that it would work (or they would tell us how to do it) with OleDb* classes, so migration to MSDE would be as simple as changing the connection string.
I'll keep posting about further experiences.
-- LuisR
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Luis Alonso Ramos
Chihuahua, Mexico
www.luisalonsoramos.com
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Great to hear Luis, thanks for posting your comments!
My quick reply is that we are working to improve our docs and we are working to improve the demo application to show off all the features.
Anthony Carrabino
www.vistadb.net
Anthony Carrabino
www.vistadb.net
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vistasoftware wrote:
thanks for posting your comments!
That's the least I could do for getting a free copy, thanks to you.
Yes, your docs really need some improvement. Aside from that, I'm very satisfied overall with the product, as it works flawlessly. Definitely, I would recommend it.
BTW, I can't wait for VistaDB Server. That will be a great replacement for MSDE, too bad it'll take another year to be released.
Keep up the great work!!
-- LuisR
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Luis Alonso Ramos
Chihuahua, Mexico
www.luisalonsoramos.com
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Great! The VistaDB Server will be availabe in 7-9 months.
Anthony Carrabino
www.vistadb.net
Anthony Carrabino
www.vistadb.net
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Yesterday after an ill-recieved add on the Lounge, Anthony Carrabino offered me a free copy of VistaDB, and I just got a e-mail from him.
I must say that after wandering through their www.vistadb.net[^], their product seems very promising.
I'll give it a try and post a product review here, and hope it helps someone. That is the least I can do for getting a free copy!!
Thanks Anthony!
-- LuisR
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Luis Alonso Ramos
Chihuahua, Mexico
www.luisalonsoramos.com
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Since only I can create a thread here, this one is open for comments by everyone else about whatever comes to mind.
-- LuisR
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Luis Alonso Ramos
Chihuahua, Mexico
www.luisalonsoramos.com
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:->
I saw it so late .
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Don't feel bad... one year late is not that much!! 
There are other people who have yet to see it!! 
-- LuisR
Luis Alonso Ramos
Intelectix - Chihuahua, Mexico
Not much here: My CP Blog!
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Luis Alonso Ramos wrote:
There are other people who have yet to see it!!
Till 2010 ?
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LongHC wrote:
Till 2010 ?
If I'm lucky enough...
-- LuisR
Luis Alonso Ramos
Intelectix - Chihuahua, Mexico
Not much here: My CP Blog!
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